Saturday Morning #8
When do you wake up at 5:37am? Not for exams. Definitely not for work.
I woke up because our team was slated to run 12 miles around town and we wanted to finished before 10am, so there would be ample time to renergize for Ariana and Savannah's birthday party.
I felt surprisingly upbeat for that hour and breezed into Angela's car at 5:59am. Angela groaned at me loudly and then did her best to have us there on time. We were parked and out at 6:03am. The longest morning ever ... 12 miles circling around a good portion of Central Austin!
Since it was a rather long route, I had the opportunity to converse in depth with several teammates. Mitzi, with beautiful long locks of golden hair, was a consultant with Deloitte for three years before she got tired of being constantly away from her family (including two dogs) and friends. Now she travels less. She introduced to me the secret ingredient for fantastic PB&J sandwiches - honey. Theresa, half Filipino and half Chinese, manages the training program for TXDOT. I couldn't stop giggling when I heard this, since I know quite a few civil engineers. She held a garage sale several weeks ago, sucessfully raising $200 for The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Marie, one of the mentors, is originally from France. I still remember her warm hug at the second Saturday, when we barely knew each other. And we concur on eating habits and exercise.
3/25 Me, Mitzi, and Lynn
3/25 Jana and Theresa
3/25 Marie
Here is Angela's commentary (she was our mobile water station):
3/25 Savannah and Ariana
Sandie put together an amazing fairy tale birthday for them. In the middle of a parking lot, no less. Jana made two beautiful birthday cakes, while the less artistic bought food and decorations. Sandie dressed up as the fairy godmother and with a sprinkle of fairy dust, brought Ariana several sets of clothing and Savannah a bicycle.
3/25 Birthday Party for Ariana and Savannah
I woke up because our team was slated to run 12 miles around town and we wanted to finished before 10am, so there would be ample time to renergize for Ariana and Savannah's birthday party.
I felt surprisingly upbeat for that hour and breezed into Angela's car at 5:59am. Angela groaned at me loudly and then did her best to have us there on time. We were parked and out at 6:03am. The longest morning ever ... 12 miles circling around a good portion of Central Austin!
Since it was a rather long route, I had the opportunity to converse in depth with several teammates. Mitzi, with beautiful long locks of golden hair, was a consultant with Deloitte for three years before she got tired of being constantly away from her family (including two dogs) and friends. Now she travels less. She introduced to me the secret ingredient for fantastic PB&J sandwiches - honey. Theresa, half Filipino and half Chinese, manages the training program for TXDOT. I couldn't stop giggling when I heard this, since I know quite a few civil engineers. She held a garage sale several weeks ago, sucessfully raising $200 for The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Marie, one of the mentors, is originally from France. I still remember her warm hug at the second Saturday, when we barely knew each other. And we concur on eating habits and exercise.
3/25 Me, Mitzi, and Lynn
3/25 Jana and Theresa
3/25 Marie
Here is Angela's commentary (she was our mobile water station):
.......6am start!!Party? What party? A birthday party for the Honored Heros for our team - Ariana and Savannah. They were respectively diagnosed with Acute Lymphcytic Leukemia at 6 years old and 4 years old. Ariana, now a straight A student who loves math and science as well as the color pink, turned 8 years old on March 23th. Savannah, who loves art, ballet, gymnastics, tennis, reading, and the color purple, turned 7 years old on March 27th.
31'F weather!
Still dark!
Windy and cold!
Too early! Much too early!!
A large hill!
This road was missing!
This road had construction!
Another hill! Who mentioned something about a flat course?
Another road missing!
The group got split up!! Double yikes for your mobile aide station person!
Then it got warm...
Too many clothing layers!
Another hill!
"Are we there yet?"
Still too many layers!
More construction!
A road where it wasn't supposed to be!
Way toooo hot!
.......BUT THEN...... Ah! Congress Avenue, straight down hill, quick right turn, and onto the trail!! And the home stretch - the end was finally in sight!!! Phew! And then it was party time!!! What a fun party! What wonderful hostesses we have amongst us, cutting and serving cake and ice cream and smiling and not collapsing!!! I am so very proud of all of you!!!
3/25 Savannah and Ariana
Sandie put together an amazing fairy tale birthday for them. In the middle of a parking lot, no less. Jana made two beautiful birthday cakes, while the less artistic bought food and decorations. Sandie dressed up as the fairy godmother and with a sprinkle of fairy dust, brought Ariana several sets of clothing and Savannah a bicycle.
3/25 Birthday Party for Ariana and Savannah
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